orgován

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Serbo-Croatian jȍrgovān (“lilac”), from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (ergavân, erguvân), from Persian ارغوان (arğavân, arğuvân, “purple; Judas tree”), from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' (argawān, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 / 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu, argawannu, “tribute; purple (of textile)”), probably via Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɡovaːn/

Noun

orgován m inan

1. (botany) lilac

Declension

Declension of orgován

	singular	plural
nominative	orgován	orgovány
genitive	orgovánu	orgovánov
dative	orgovánu	orgovánom
accusative	orgován	orgovány
locative	orgováne	orgovánoch
instrumental	orgovánom	orgovánmi

References

• “orgován”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024